2022 News
All our news from 2022.
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Graduation ceremony for Transition ākonga from 2021 and 2022
After a two year hiatus Transition was finally able to have a graduation ceremony for ākonga from 2021 and 2022.
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Ever-Growing
During Term 4 a talented group of BLENNZ ākonga came together for our Songwriters Rock Immersion course.
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VRC Co-ordinators sharing information
This year we have been part of the Curriculum Voices Group and Implementation and Design Working Group of Te Mātaiaho, which is the New Zealand Curriculum refresh.
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BLENNZ Tūranganui a Kiwa Gisborne VRC team changes
The centre has undergone a transition period throughout the 2022 school year. Families, schools and kura were made aware of the transition across the two terms.
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Full Inclusion in School Athletics Day
Laura was able to participate fully and be included in all the activities on the whole school athletics day.
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Expanded Core Curriculum group Te Roopu Auaha – The Creative Group
Pukekohe VRC established a new Expanded Core Curriculum group this year called Te Roopu Auaha – The Creative Group.
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NAS visit to Dunedin
In September we had a visit from the National Assessment Service (NAS) team, who saw most of our ORS Vision Only ākonga as well as some of our moderate learners.
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Resource Centre team Inquiry
Our Taranaki Team Inquiry focus this year was to engage in ongoing professional development delivered by the NAS team.
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Celebrating a student who attended the Halberg games
A celebration for Kahn, from BLENNZ Napier, has been to attend the October Halberg games in Palmerston North.
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Covid successes: Hybrid Developmental Orientation and Mobility Programming
Covid has meant that ‘hybrid’ – in person and via zoom – Specialist programming has become a creative way to support learners and their teams.
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BELS Professional Education Programmes
BELS held two Professional Education Programmes this year for kaiako who support early childhood ākonga and their whānau. The feedback from kaiako has been outstanding.
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Auckland South’s 2022 Journey
2022 started with restricted service delivery and then ASVRC had a minor fire. Things started to feel more normal from the start of term 2, with everyone happy to see us face to face.
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New Visual Resource Centre at Scott Point School
Auckland North Visual Resource Centre moved into its permanent location at Scott Point School, Hobsonville in June.
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Developmental Orientation and Mobility on Campus course
At the end of term 2, BLENNZ Tauranga were fortunate to run the four-day Developmental Orientation and Mobility on Campus course for 10 RTVs.
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BLENNZ Wellington 2022
What a changeable world we have been walking in, pai kare! It’s been a great chance to be innovative though, and find new ways to get great outcomes for Ākonga.
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BLENNZ working in collaboration with Parafed Northland and Blind Sport NZ
This year the Resource Teachers of Vision have been working collaboratively with Parafed Northland and Blind Sport New Zealand to increase both our own and whānau knowledge of accessible sporting opportunities available for our ākonga.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
The idea behind this initiative is to bring greater awareness and understanding to the importance of provide inclusive solutions to ensure access for everyone.
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Hamilton VRC – Blind Sport equipment kits
Their teachers are able to borrow these kits to use with their whole class, which means that our ākonga are using accessible equipment alongside their peers.
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BLENNZ Christchurch Whānau Group
We have continued to evolve our whānau-based practice to provide connections between families, music and active exploration and movement and online links to resources that can be used while at home.
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NAS visit to Invercargill VRC
After being postponed twice, our NAS visit went ahead in February. This was a relief for everyone organising it and for ākonga and whānau who had waited patiently.
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2021 Highlights for Gisborne VRC
This was a wonderful opportunity for families and local services to connect and provide some great professional development for the RTV and Teachers Aides working with akonga.